Gracie O' Malley's Wicker Park — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

I do not ever leave reviews on Google, on Yelp, on anything. Who’s got time for that. But yet, here I am, writing a review because it greatly deserves it.

A colleague and I were in Chicago for convention during the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers this past Saturday. I stumbled across Gracie O’ Malley when I did a Google Search for bars in Chicago - San Francisco 49er bar before my trip up to the Windy City.

I live in Honolulu Hawaii, and I belong to a large group of 49er fans that meet up at a local bar for a watch party whenever the Niners are playing. So I was looking for the same atmosphere in Chicago for this game. Oh man did I find it!!! Gracie O’Malley‘s was packed with 49er fans, 3 to 4 hours before kickoff. I luckily got there three hours before kickoff, but there was little room to sit anywhere as there was a early game on when we arrived, that’s when Elena the bartender, saw my buddy and I circling the bar a couple of times looking for a seat. She yelled out to us. “Hey guys, you need to see at the bar?” We of course said yes and she said “no problem”. She found two chairs for us, pulled them up to the bar and asked everyone on the bar to move down a little so that we could have a seat as well. She was a God send!!! Then she parked us dead center of the bar right in front of three large screens TVs and we couldn’t be happier.

We proceeded to order our drinks and our food. We ordered the Gracie O’Malley burgers, the chicken wings And the barbecue pork nachos. They were all five star delicious and we couldn’t stop talking about just how fantastic the burger was. The O’Malley burger is a ABSOLUTE MUST!!!!

Then when the game finally kicked off, Elena made sure that we were very happily satisfied with our food. And our drinks never seem to have gotten empty. As every time we took our last sip, there was a brand new pint of beer waiting for us. We had such a great time with the entire Bar staff that we may or may have not, taken two or three…..or six shots of whiskey and scotch with the bar staff. Maybe I will not admit to anything without the subpoena. Needless to say, we had a fantastic time. Elena was the absolute best, super friendly and just Made us feel so welcomed with her beautiful smile and her Midwestern charm. Everybody that works ant Gracie O Malley are just the best, including Kris and Juju.

The experience was so good that we returned three days later to enjoy the burger again and a few more cocktails. We knew we wanted to get it in before our flight back home to Hawaii the very next morning.

It’s not common for me to frequent a local bar more than once, while visiting a city, especially one that I’m only in town for, for 4 days of work. But in the four days we went to Grace O’Malley’s twice and we sure wish we could’ve gone a third time.

I do know this, though, whenever I’m back in Chicago, without a doubt my go to watering hole to go to and also to be around fellow, San Francisco 49er Faithfuls, My first, second, third and final stop will always be Gracie O’Malley.

Also Elena if you’re reading this, Thank you again for such a wonderful fun dining and drinking experience and if you’re in Hawaii remember to reach out and allow us to show you our island home and hospitality like how you showed us.

Aloha and A Hui...

I was at the bar when the reported incident of the reviewer “Jess P” occurred. The staff and management completely handled the situation as appropriately as they could have, I would even say it was exceptional. After the patron was punched in the face and it was reported to the staff, immediately the staff ensured the conflicting parties were separated and the woman punched received first aid. Every staff member involved at that immediate moment encouraged the victim to call 911 so that a formal report could be filed and the offender’s information could be documented. The victim declined to contact the police. At this point the offender was being escorted out and made to leave the establishment. The management requested the offenders information to obtain for the victim in case they wanted to report it later but given that the management has no legal right to demand the information as they are not the police, the offender denied providing them her information and left the establishment. The management then did everything within their abilities to make the situation better for the victim. They offered the victim drinks, shots, and gift cards to the establishment as well. The cameras where the incident occurred are currently under repair by the establishment’s security company, which is admittedly inconvenient, but a reality that can 100% be proven. I understand the frustration of the victim and how overwhelming a situation like that can be, but other than actually contacting the police at the time of the incident, what they are now criticizing as the response of the staff was the most the staff could do within their power as they are not the police. The offender did in fact get aggressive with the staff when they went out of their way to request her information on behalf of the victim, and any sensible manager will not put their employees at risk of violence. I hope the victim/patron is well, but the bad reviews and slander of this establishment and the staff is...

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. My boyfriend and I went on a Friday night because I was wanting their fish and chips meal. Tables are first come-first serve and there were no open tables when we arrived. Since I really wanted to eat dinner there, we decided to stay and wait to see if a table would open up. After waiting 15 minutes a 4 top table opened up and we sat down. I'd like to note here that the bouncer checking IDs saw us waiting for a table and mentioned to us that this table was about to open up, hinting that we would be able to take it. As soon as we sat down, another employee came up to us and told us that two people couldn't sit at a 4 top (I feel that he could've asked if we were planning on eating or how long we were planning on staying instead of going straight to "you can't sit here") I told him we had waited for a table for 15 minutes and he responded "you can stay there but if 4 or 6 people come in for a table, I'm going to have to kick you out". Which is shocking to me that I could've stayed and ordered food, been in the middle of eating, and he would've just kicked us out mid-meal? I've never had this happen to me before and it was incredibly embarrassing and upsetting. Before we sat, my boyfriend and I were even joking about how we were probably going to be spending the most money in there tonight because we would be the only ones eating AND drinking while everyone else was just there drinking. Anyways, I won't go back. I also think it's important to note that this place doesn't have 2 top tables so there was no other options for us to sit anywhere...